CURRENT STUDIES
Student Debt to California Colleges and Universities
The Little Hoover Commission is conducting a study on debt owed by students to California colleges and universities. This study comes at the request of Assemblymember Blanca Pacheco and other stakeholders.
Student debt to educational institutions refers to any financial obligation a student owes to a college or university, as opposed to aid that is owed to the federal government, to some...
STUDY EVENTS
Data Centers and California Electricity Policy
The Little Hoover Commission is conducting a study on data centers and California electricity policy. It assesses how the state should address the significant energy demand from new data centers through updated rates, financing mechanisms, regulatory approaches, and related policy tools. This effort builds on the Commission’s recent work on artificial...
STUDY EVENTS
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Virtual Hearing on Data Centers and California Electricity Policy, Part 2
Public Hearing: December 11, 2025
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Virtual Hearing on Data Centers and California Electricity Policy
Public Hearing: November 20, 2025
Public Notice/Agenda
State Grantmaking and Contracting with Nonprofits
The Little Hoover Commission is conducting an assessment on how the state can better work with the nonprofits that receive state funds to serve Californians. This is the second study in a series that focuses on the state’s relationship with philanthropic and charitable organizations.
As part of this study, the Commission conducted a survey on California state funding for nonprofits. An issue brief discussing the survey’s findings is available
STUDY EVENTS
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Virtual Hearing on Data Centers and California Electricity Policy
Public Hearing: November 20, 2025
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Public Hearing on State Grantmaking and Contracting with Nonprofits
Public Hearing: August 28, 2025
Public Notice/Agenda
Financial Scams and Fraud
Each year, thousands of Californians fall victim to financial fraud in schemes related to online shopping or payment services, government or business imposters, false sweepstakes or lotteries, and numerous other scams. Since 2020, Californians have filed more than 637,000 fraud reports, resulting in losses totaling more than $2.7 billion. Among these individuals, younger Californians report losing money to fraud more frequently than older Californians. Yet older Californians tend to lose much...
STUDY EVENTS
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Virtual Hearing on Financial Scams & Fraud, Business Meeting
Public Hearing: October 23, 2025
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Hearing on Financial Scams & Fraud + Business Meeting
September 25, 2025
Public Notice/Agenda